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DirectConnect for Oracle Installation/Reference for Windows NT

About This Book

About This Book

This book is a technical reference manual that provides instructions for installing and running DirectConnect(TM) for Oracle.

Audience

This book is written for system administrators, database administrators, and users of DirectConnect for Oracle.

How to Use This Book

This book contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, "Introduction," contains a product overview and a discussion of required software and hardware.
• Chapter 2, "Installation," contains installation instructions, including setting environment variables, loading software and linking with Oracle.
• Chapter 3, "Running DirectConnect for Oracle," contains instructions for running DirectConnect for Oracle, including configuring and terminating DirectConnect for Oracle.
• Chapter 4, "Topics," contains a discussion of connection handling, text and image datatypes, passthrough mode, datatype conversion, and trace flags.
• Chapter 5, "RPC Handling," contains a reference manual for RPC handling.
• Appendix A, "Using sqledit,"provides instructions on using sqledit to modify the sql.ini and libtcl.cfg files.
• Appendix B, "Sample Configuration File," contains a sample configuration file.

Related Documents

Before your new installation read:

DirectConnect for Oracle Release Bulletin

Use the following documents for instructions during the installation:

• This guide
• Operating system documentation

Read the following document for information on getting started with OmniConnect(TM):

• Component Integration User's Guide for Adaptive Server Enterprise and OmniConnect

Other Sources of Information

Use the SyBooks(TM) and SyBooks-on-the-Web online resources to learn more about your product:

• SyBooks documentation is on the CD that comes with your software. The DynaText browser, also included on the CD, allows you to access technical information about your product in an easy-to-use format.

  Refer to Installing SyBooks in your documentation package for instructions on installing and starting SyBooks.

• SyBooks-on-the-Web is an HTML version of SyBooks that you can access using a standard Web browser.

  To use SyBooks-on-the-Web, go to http://www.sybase.com, and choose Documentation.

Sybase Certifications on the Web

The Technical Support information on the Sybase Web site is updated frequently.

For the latest information on product certifications and/or the EBF Rollups:

1. Point your Web browser to the Technical Information Library at the following URL:

   http://techinfo.sybase.com

2. In the Browse section, click on the Hot entry.

3. Explore your area of interest: Hot Docs covering various topics, or Hot Links to Technical News, Certification Reports, Partner Certifications, and so on.

If you are a registered SupportPlus user:

1. Point your Web browser to the Technical Information Library at the following URL.

   http://techinfo.sybase.com

2. In the Browse section, click on the Hot entry.

3. Click on the EBF Rollups entry.

   You can research EBFs using the Technical Information Library, and you can download EBFs using Electronic Software Distribution (ESD).

4. Follow the instructions associated with the SupportPlus^SM Online Services entries.

If you are not a registered SupportPlus user, and you want to become one:

You can register by following the instructions on the Web.

To use SupportPlus, you need:

• A Web browser that supports the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), such as Netscape Navigator 1.2 or later
• An active support license
• A named technical support contact
• Your user ID and password

Whether or not you are a registered SupportPlus user:

You may use Sybase's Technical Information Library. Certification Reports are among the features documented at this site.

1. Point your Web browser to the Technical Information Library at the following URL:

   http://techinfo.sybase.com

2. In the Browse section, click on the Hot entry.

3. Click on the topic that interests you.

Conventions

What you type to the computer screen is shown as:

Enter text in an entry field

Computer output is shown as:

OmniConnect returns results.

Command arguments you replace with a non-generic value are shown in italics:

machine_name

If You Need Help

Each Sybase installation that has purchased a support contract has one or more designated people who are authorized to contact Sybase Technical Support. If you cannot resolve a problem using the manuals or online help, please have the designated person contact Sybase Technical Support or the Sybase subsidiary in your area.